Ticketed Event – Wellesley Woodlands

Winter Tree ID Walk

4FebruaryClare O'ReillyCar Parking, Community Event, Dog Friendly, Educational and Creative, Health and Active, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

Join us to learn how to identify different tree species when they are not in leaf!

Outdoor Wreath Making

18DecemberClare O'ReillyCar Parking, Child Friendly, Christmas, Community Event, Educational and Creative, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event, Wreaths

Join us on for some fun outdoor wreath making, using natural materials such as pine branches, laurel, willow, hazel, holly & pinecones to create some festive wreaths! The session will last up to an hour where you will be able to create a simple, elegant Christmas wreath from naturally sourced materials. For those coming as

Fungi Walk

20OctoberClare O'ReillyCar Parking, Community Event, Educational and Creative, Grown up Event, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

Join us for a leisurely 1.5-2 hour walk in the woodlands for some Fungi fun! Search for fungus growing on trees, growing on deadwood and amongst the forest floor. Eric Janke from the Hampshire Fungus Recording Group will be leading this guided walk through the woodlands to share his expertise on the wonderful world of

Nature Watch

18SeptemberwwltadminChild Friendly, Community Event, Disabled Access, Dog Friendly, Educational and Creative, Grown up Event, Health and Active, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event, Volunteering Event

All day Nature Watch event! Join us for a huge bioblitz of Wellesley Woodlands as we spot as much wildlife as we can in one day. Activities to include wildlife walks, nature crafts, face painting. A refreshment van selling hot/cold drinks and snacks will also be on site. Booking essential at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-watch-at-wellesley-woodlands-2021-tickets-166904163847

Bat Walk

9SeptemberwwltadminChild Friendly, Community Event, Dog Friendly, Educational and Creative, Grown up Event, Health and Active, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

We invite you to listen and look out for bats during a guided walk through Wellesley Woodlands. We will bring some bat detectors to alter the audible frequency of bat calls so that we can hear them as we walk. The walk will occur just before dusk when bats are out foraging at their peak.

Painting in Nature – part 2 of 2

21AugustwwltadminCommunity Event, Disabled Access, Educational and Creative, Grown up Event, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

During this two-part course, in collaboration with the West End Centre, you will develop landscape-painting compositions, investigating the landscape around you. You will learn about composition in situ, sketching ideas and importance, paint application, tonal appreciation, how to create the effect of distance and colour mixing techniques. Fatima will explain about how acrylics and water/oil

Painting in Nature – part 1 of 2

14AugustwwltadminCommunity Event, Disabled Access, Educational and Creative, Grown up Event, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

Drawing on Location

14AugustwwltadminCommunity Event, Disabled Access, Educational and Creative, Grown up Event, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

Join us at Wellesley Woodlands and take part in some very special Drawing on Location workshops outside, hosted by artist and Paint Your ‘Art Out tutor, Amanda Buchan, in collaboration with the West End Centre. This workshop is focused on guided drawing in the open air, giving you the opportunity to work directly from the

After Work Nature Walk

11AugustwwltadminChild Friendly, Community Event, Disabled Access, Educational and Creative, Health and Active, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

Join us for an evening stroll through the woodlands and along the Basingstoke Canal to see what wildlife we encounter! We invite you wander the trails of Wellesley Woodlands with us during this 1.5 hour walk along the Basingstoke Canal, across a small patch of heathland and into the woodland before heading back to the

Anywhere Film Festival: The Jungle Book

7AugustwwltadminChild Friendly, Community Event, Cost, Grown up Event, Outdoor Event, Ticketed Event

Outdoor screening of The Jungle Book. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo. Running Time: 1hr 46mins Rating: PG Cost: £8 early bird, £10 Standard Covid-19 Info: